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NFL team season
The 1972 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 13th season. The Raiders won the AFC West for the second time in three seasons. They lost in the AFC Division Round to the Pittsburgh Steelers 13–7 when Franco Harris scored the game-winning touchdown on the Immaculate Reception . The Raiders still dispute that this was an illegal touchdown.
This was the only season that the Raiders made the playoffs between 1967 and 1977 that the Raiders failed to advance to the AFL or AFC Championship Game .
Offseason
NFL Draft
[ 1]
Roster
Regular season
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
1
September 17
at Pittsburgh Steelers
L 28–34
0–1
Three Rivers Stadium
50,141
2
September 24
at Green Bay Packers
W 20–14
1–1
Lambeau Field
56,263
3
October 1
San Diego Chargers
T 17–17
1–1–1
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
53,455
4
at Houston Oilers
W 34–0
2–1–1
Houston Astrodome
51,378
5
October 15
Buffalo Bills
W 28–16
3–1–1
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
53,501
6
October 22
Denver Broncos
L 23–30
3–2–1
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
53,551
7
October 29
Los Angeles Rams
W 45–17
4–2–1
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
54,660
8
November 5
at Kansas City Chiefs
L 14–27
4–3–1
Arrowhead Stadium
82,094
9
November 12
at Cincinnati Bengals
W 20–14
5–3–1
Riverfront Stadium
59,485
10
November 19
at Denver Broncos
W 37–20
6–3–1
Mile High Stadium
51,656
11
November 26
Kansas City Chiefs
W 26–3
7–3–1
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
54,801
12
December 3
at San Diego Chargers
W 21–19
8–3–1
San Diego Stadium
54,611
13
New York Jets
W 24–16
9–3–1
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
54,843
14
December 17
Chicago Bears
W 28–21
10–3–1
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
54,711
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1
1
2 3 4 Total
Raiders
0
7 0 21
28
• Steelers
14
3 10 7
34
[ 2]
Week 2
1
2 3 4 Total
• Raiders
10
0 10 0
20
Packers
7
7 0 0
14
[ 3]
Week 3
1
2 3 4 Total
Chargers
0
7 0 10
17
Raiders
14
0 0 3
17
[ 4]
Week 4
1
2 3 4 Total
• Raiders
3
7 3 21
34
Oilers
0
0 0 0
0
[ 5]
Week 5
1
2 3 4 Total
Bills
3
10 0 3
16
• Raiders
0
0 7 21
28
[ 6]
Week 6
1
2 3 4 Total
• Broncos
7
17 0 6
30
Raiders
0
3 10 10
23
[ 7]
Week 7
1
2 3 4 Total
Rams
0
3 7 7
17
• Raiders
28
7 0 10
45
[ 8]
Week 8
1
2 3 4 Total
Raiders
0
0 7 7
14
• Chiefs
0
17 3 7
27
[ 9]
Week 9
1
2 3 4 Total
• Raiders
0
3 7 10
20
Bengals
0
7 0 7
14
[ 10]
Week 10
1
2 3 4 Total
• Raiders
7
13 3 14
37
Broncos
10
3 0 7
20
[ 11]
Week 11
1
2 3 4 Total
Chiefs
0
3 0 0
3
• Raiders
10
13 0 3
26
[ 12]
Week 12
1
2 3 4 Total
• Raiders
7
7 0 7
21
Chargers
0
10 6 3
19
[ 13]
Week 13
1
2 3 4 Total
Jets
7
6 0 3
16
• Raiders
3
7 7 7
24
[ 14]
Week 14
1
2 3 4 Total
Bears
7
0 7 7
21
• Raiders
7
0 7 14
28
[ 15]
Standings
Playoffs
Game summaries
1
2 3 4 Total
Raiders
0
0 0 7
7
• Steelers
0
0 3 10
13
[ 16]
Awards and honors
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References
Franchise Stadiums Key personnel Culture Lore Rivalries Media Wild card berths (6) Division championships (15) Conference championships (4) League championships (4) Current league affiliations Former league affiliation